My garden is extra tough and drought resistant.

Easy to grow plants with great color and texture.

Great cover for happy garden critters like me.

Dry Shade

Dry Shade Garden Plant List

Region:  Northeast Upper Midwest Pacific Northwest Gulf Coast Texas Mid-Atlantic Lower Midwest Southwest Florida Southeast Ohio Valley Mountain States California

Soil:  Average Dry Moist Moist but well-drained Wet

Sun:  Filtered Shade Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade Shade Sun

Ornamental Grasses

Low Grasses

Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats) Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Sedge)

Perennials

Low Perennials

Athyrium filix-femina (Red-stemmed Lady Fern) Geranium maculatum (Geranium 'Espresso' (Cranesbill)) Heuchera americana ('Dale's Strain' Coral Bells) Aquilegia canadensis (Wild Columbine) Aster divaricatus ((Eurybia divaricata) Woodland Aster)

Vines

Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper)

Trees and Shrubs

Conifers

Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red Cedar)

Deciduous Trees

Nyssa sylvatica (Black Gum)

Medium to Tall Grasses

Cornus racemosa ('Geauge' Gray Dogwood)

Medium to Tall Shrubs

Vaccinium corymbosum ('Northland' Highbush Blueberry) Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw Viburnum)

Small Shrubs

Itea virginica ('Henry's Garnet' Virginia Sweetspire) Vaccinium angustifolium (Lowbush Blueberry)